Tianyang Mao

12.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
22 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Tianyang Mao is a scholar working on Immunology, Infectious Diseases and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tianyang Mao has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Immunology, 8 papers in Infectious Diseases and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Tianyang Mao's work include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (7 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (6 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (5 papers). Tianyang Mao is often cited by papers focused on Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (7 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (6 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (5 papers). Tianyang Mao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Tianyang Mao's co-authors include Akiko Iwasaki, Huiping Dong, Eric Song, Benjamin Israelow, Robert Homer, Jean‐Léon Thomas, Salli Antila, Kari Alitalo, Lígia Simões Braga Boisserand and Marcus Bosenberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Tianyang Mao

21 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. VEGF-C-driven lymphatic drainage enables immunosurveillance of brain tumours
    2020 357 citations Eric Song, Tianyang Mao et al. Nature profile →
  2. Neoantigen-driven B cell and CD4 T follicular helper cell collaboration promotes anti-tumor CD8 T cell responses
    2021 280 citations Can Cui, Jiawei Wang et al. Cell profile →
  3. Unadjuvanted intranasal spike vaccine elicits protective mucosal immunity against sarbecoviruses
    2022 209 citations Tianyang Mao, Benjamin Israelow et al. Science profile →
  4. Polymer nanoparticles deliver mRNA to the lung for mucosal vaccination
    2023 107 citations Alexandra Suberi, Tianyang Mao et al. Science Translational Medicine profile →

Peers

Tianyang Mao
Brahma V. Kumar United States
Michael R. Olin United States
Joseph T.C. Shieh United States
John Leung United States
Véronique Boyer France
Meghann Teague Getts United States
Rachel Bruton United Kingdom
József Kármán United States
Ronald S. Murray United States
Pleun Hombrink Netherlands
Brahma V. Kumar United States
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tianyang Mao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tianyang Mao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tianyang Mao based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Tianyang Mao. Tianyang Mao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mao, Tianyang, et al.. (2025). Mucosal unadjuvanted booster vaccines elicit local IgA responses by conversion of pre-existing immunity in mice. Nature Immunology. 26(6). 908–919. 5 indexed citations
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Ben‐Akiva, Elana, et al.. (2025). Linking vaccine adjuvant mechanisms of action to function. Science Immunology. 10(104). eado5937–eado5937. 18 indexed citations
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Klich, John H., Carolyn K. Jons, Tianyang Mao, et al.. (2025). Generation of an inflammatory niche in a hydrogel depot through recruitment of key immune cells improves efficacy of mRNA vaccines. Science Advances. 11(15). eadr2631–eadr2631. 6 indexed citations
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Han, Dong, et al.. (2024). Ginsenoside Rg1: A Neuroprotective Natural Dammarane‐Type Triterpenoid Saponin With Anti‐Depressive Properties. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 30(12). e70150–e70150. 2 indexed citations
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Martín-López, Eduardo, et al.. (2024). Inflammatory Response and Defects on Myelin Integrity in the Olfactory System of K18hACE2 Mice Infected with SARS-CoV-2. eNeuro. 11(6). ENEURO.0106–24.2024. 4 indexed citations
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Suberi, Alexandra, Tianyang Mao, Benjamin Israelow, et al.. (2023). Polymer nanoparticles deliver mRNA to the lung for mucosal vaccination. Science Translational Medicine. 15(709). eabq0603–eabq0603. 107 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weizman, Orr-El, Irina Krykbaeva, Eric Song, et al.. (2023). Type 2 Dendritic Cells Orchestrate a Local Immune Circuit to Confer Antimetastatic Immunity. The Journal of Immunology. 210(8). 1146–1155. 3 indexed citations
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Vora, Setu M., Pietro Fontana, Tianyang Mao, et al.. (2022). Targeting stem-loop 1 of the SARS-CoV-2 5′ UTR to suppress viral translation and Nsp1 evasion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(9). 70 indexed citations
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Mao, Tianyang, Benjamin Israelow, Mario A. Peña-Hernández, et al.. (2022). Unadjuvanted intranasal spike vaccine elicits protective mucosal immunity against sarbecoviruses. Science. 378(6622). eabo2523–eabo2523. 209 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mao, Tianyang, William M. Philbrick, Yong Kong, et al.. (2022). Endogenous Retroviruses Provide Protection Against Vaginal HSV-2 Disease. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 758721–758721. 2 indexed citations
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Cui, Can, Jiawei Wang, Eric Fagerberg, et al.. (2021). Neoantigen-driven B cell and CD4 T follicular helper cell collaboration promotes anti-tumor CD8 T cell responses. Cell. 184(25). 6101–6118.e13. 280 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gu, Runxia, Tianyang Mao, Lu Qiao, Tina Tianjiao Su, & Jun Wang. (2021). Myeloid dysregulation and therapeutic intervention in COVID-19. Seminars in Immunology. 55. 101524–101524. 7 indexed citations
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Israelow, Benjamin, Tianyang Mao, Jon Klein, et al.. (2021). Adaptive immune determinants of viral clearance and protection in mouse models of SARS-CoV-2. Science Immunology. 6(64). eabl4509–eabl4509. 103 indexed citations
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Hou, Shiyue, Tianyang Mao, Jingwen Shi, et al.. (2021). Virtual memory T cells orchestrate extralymphoid responses conducive to resident memory. Science Immunology. 6(62). eabg9433–eabg9433. 16 indexed citations
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Israelow, Benjamin, Eric Song, Tianyang Mao, et al.. (2020). Mouse model of SARS-CoV-2 reveals inflammatory role of type I interferon signaling. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 217(12). 270 indexed citations
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Song, Eric, Tianyang Mao, Huiping Dong, et al.. (2020). VEGF-C-driven lymphatic drainage enables immunosurveillance of brain tumours. Nature. 577(7792). 689–694. 357 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Yifeng, Jingwen Shi, Jiacong Yan, et al.. (2017). Germinal-center development of memory B cells driven by IL-9 from follicular helper T cells. Nature Immunology. 18(8). 921–930. 132 indexed citations
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Shih, Changming, Shiyue Hou, Jingwen Shi, et al.. (2017). Plexin B2 and Semaphorin 4C Guide T Cell Recruitment and Function in the Germinal Center. Cell Reports. 19(5). 995–1007. 43 indexed citations
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He, Chunmei, et al.. (2015). Anti-CII antibody as a novel indicator to assess disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus. 24(13). 1370–1376. 4 indexed citations

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